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Spring 2009
In this issue: Brooklyn A's Foreclosure Prevention Unit Expands Legal Services During Housing Crisis - Equal Justice For All, President Obama, & "Brooklyn Planning" - A Tree (and an Affordable Green Condo) Grows in Brooklyn - Brooklyn A Celebrates 40 Years - Expanding the CED Practice in NYC

Past Newsletters

• Fall 2008
  Our Fall 2008 issue reports on work with the Bushwick Housing Independence Project to combat tenant displacement in Bushwick, Brooklyn A's work with Make the Road New York, and the Brooklyn A Annual Partnership Awards Benefit.

• Winter 2008
  Brooklyn A celebrates it's 40th year!
  Also in this issue: Brooklyn Health Center Blooms, Brooklyn A Fights Hard for Seniors, Annual Gala Report, Brooklyn A Bids Farewell to a Dear Friend and Colleague...

• Fall 2007
  Our Fall 2007 Newsletter reports on the fight against displacement of low-income tenants in Williamsburg and Greenpoint. Also, Brooklyn A goes to bat for victims of predatory mortgage lending schemes and looks at the impact of new funding for legal services.

• September 22, 2009
  Deceased: Rick Wagner, esteemed colleague and a voice for the poor.
  Rick Wagner, a legal services lawyer, died at home, apparently of a heart attack, bringing to a sudden end a lifetime of service to the poorest New Yorkers.

• July 17, 2009 - WBIA RADIO
  New in our Audio Section: Victor Torres, Director of the Disability Advocacy Program summarizes two government programs available to individuals who get sick or become disabled:  SSI (supplemental security income) and SSD (social security and disability).

• April 23, 2009
  Brooklyn Legal Services Corp. A Congratulates Make the Road New York and Groundwork, Inc. for their Recognition as Outstanding Nonprofits

• January 9, 2009
  A special tour of the North and East Brooklyn communities with Brooklyn A

• Fall 2008:
  Brooklyn A Saves Client's Home from Foreclosure Rescue Scam

• Fall 2008:
  Building by Building - Bushwick Housing Independence Project and Brooklyn A combat tenant displacement in Bushwick
  By Dan Hafetz

• Fall 2008:
  Elva McZeal Tenants Celebrate Early Completion of Renovations and Look Forward to Cooperative Ownership
  By Jaime Alonso

• Fall 2008:
  Two dynamic organizations unite to fight inequality and economic injustice - Make the Road New York
  By Emily Langdon

• November, 2008:
  Join Us For Our 40th Anniversary Partnership Awards Benefit
  THURSDAY, NOV. 13, 2007 - 6:00pm

• May 2008:
  The Brooklyn A Community and Economic Development Docket 2008 is here! Read about Brooklyn A's CED, group housing, and anti-predatory lending and foreclosure prevention work.

• November 14, 2007:
  Brooklyn A Benefit Draws 425 Guests to Celebrate Honorees and Community
  Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A held a lively, successful Annual Partnership Awards Benefit on Nov. 14, 2007, raising $325,000 for our Community and Economic Development work...

• November, 2007:
  Join Us For Our Annual Partnership Awards Benefit!
  WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14, 2007 - 6:00pm